Lawrence Police arrested a 40-year-old Lawrence man Friday on charges of theft greater than $25,000, criminal use of a financial card, forgery, and burglary of a vehicle.

Sgt. Ted J. Bordman said the arrest — which occurred in the 1000 block of W. 23rd St. — followed a "rather lengthy investigation" by police. Bordman said he was unable to provide more details on the case as the investigation is ongoing.

The man was booked into the Douglas County Jail around 9 p.m., and his bond was set at $49,500.

The same man was also arrested on charges of automobile theft on Dec. 30, 2010, following a police chase near Holcom Park. In that case, the man was released on a $1,500 bond the same day, according to the Douglas County Jail booking log.

That is a high bail. Good. Using a financial card that doesn't belong to you can cause finacial ruin to people like myself. Someone stole mine last year and only got $100 off of it, but it still set me back a bit.

Read the DGSO jail log and if you follow the news (or the policescanner blog) you will see this guy has been VERY active lately and this is probably just the tip of what he has really done. If they don't keep him in jail, he will be doing the same thing as soon as he gets out.

I just looked at the booking log and this is the guy who is responsible for a string of car thefts around town. Remeber the one where they tracked him down from the carhart jacket he left in the car he stole? Yep, that's him.

Score one for the good guys- a major public nuisance is off the streets!

Now, i could be wrong about this, but i think a lot of offenses have an automatic bail set. I venture at this guess because people can bail out before seeing the judge. Does anyone know if this is true?

You are correct. Almost all have set bonds, especially non-person crimes like theft, etc. There are only a few where no bond is given until seeing a Judge. And Kansas is not like some states where certain crimes can be "no bond" until trial.

Chelsea and you guys!
you jus don't know him, he's a good guy, just made some mistakes. you shouldn't be ragging on him. deep down he is just trying to raise money for the orfans, and the salamanders.
stop talkin bad about him, it was meen of the judg to put $50k bond on his hed.
he could be out now leading boy scouts in a hike, teaching knot tieing or good handwriting.

like I sed, he jus made a mistake!

I just looked at the booking log and this is the guy who is responsible for a string of car thefts around town. Remeber the one where they tracked him down
from the carhart jacket he left in the car he stole? Yep, that's him.

---and all the other catches too! Chelsea, you rock girl!
so he was Carhart boy! it does seem strange he was out on so little bond!

for all that money, you suppose he has a habit, or just wild eyed women?